Receptacle-closure



J. M. M. GREGRY.

RECEPTACLE CLOSURE.

APPLICATION HLE'D 1AN.29. 1919.

1,365,398. Patented Jan. 11, 1921'.

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RECEPTACLE-CLOSURE.

Y Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J al1."11, 1921.

Application led January 29, v1919. Serial No. 273,810.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN M. M. GREGORY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Durham, in the county of Durham and State of North Carolina, have inventedv a new and useful Receptacle-C1osure, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates toreceptacle closures and more particularly to closure adapted for vuse in connection with toothpowder receptacles or containers. Existing devices of this character have proven unsatisfactory because of the great waste of tooth-powder entailed in their employment. The outlet apertures of these receptacles are usually so restricted iny dimensions that it is necessary for the user 'to repeatedly shake the receptacle before the desiredv amount of powder isl deposited on the tooth brush. This operation obviously causes'a considerable amount of the powder to be wasted during each effort to apply it to the toothbrush. If theoutlet aperture of these receptacles are made large enough to allow the powder to flow freely from the receptacle without shaking, then an appreciable amount of the powder is wasted in the users effort to discontinue the flow of powder from the receptacle after the required amount has beendeposited on thebrush. Again, it is impossible to obtain a uniformdepositl of powder on the brush when employing the existing container,'since the powder is discharged from the' receptacleonlywhen it is shaken, therefore causing the powder to be deposited on the brush in separate heaps instead of a uniform distribution.

An object of this invention is to provide means for uniformly distributing or depositing tooth powder on a tooth-brush without any waste of the powder during the depositing operation. v

Another object of this invention is to provide a receptacle closure of generally improved construction, whereby thel device will be' simple, durable and'` inexpensive in construction, as well as, convenient, practical, serviceable and efiicient in its use.

The invention has been illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a side elevation of the invention, depicting it in use;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken through the closure construction, showing it in open position.

.interior of the container.

Fig. 3 isa similar View, butshowing'the closed position. L

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectionaly view taken on the line 4 4 ofy Fig. 3. y

Flg. 5 is a perspective view of the closure member.

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal ksectional view taken through a modified form of the invention.

Fig. 7 is a similar view taken through another slight modification.

Referring to the drawing, there isshown a container or receptacle l having a reduced tubular member or neck 2 extending` there from. A cylindrical member 3 is soldered or otherwise secured to the inner surface of the neck 2, this cylindrical member has an end wall or partition 4 formed'at its inner end. Portions of the side and end vwalls of the cylindrical member 3 are 'pressed' inwardly to provide a plurality of longitudinal channels or recesses 5, that'extend from the partition 4 and along the cylindrical' member 3 to a point adjacent its outer end.

Al sleeve 6 is mounted' for rotation upon the cylindrical member 3, butv is held against 4longitudinal movement with respect tothe cylindrical member by interfitting annular grooves 7 and 8 formed in and adjacent the 'outer ends of the. sleeve 6 and cylindrical member 3 respectively. The outer end of the sleeve 6 is closed by an end wall 9, which extends laterally beyond the periphery of the sleeve 6to provide a manipulating bead or member l0 for this sleeve; and the inner end of the sleeve 6 abuts against the outer end of the neck 2. A longitudinal slot 11 is formed in the sleeve 6, and is adapted to coperate with the longitudinal recesses 5 to provide an outlet lfor the contents of the container l, the length of the slot 11 approximates the length of the bristle portion of an ordinary tooth-brush.

In use, the reduced'neck or end of the container is held downwardly, so'that the powder within the container 1 will flow or gravitate into the longitudinal recesses 5, which, at all times, communicate with the Then the container 1 is held in a horizontal position, and the sleeve 6 is rotated until its longitudinal slot 11 registers with the uppermost one of the recesses 5, thereby uncovering this recess, as shown in Fig. 4. Now the contents of this recess may be uniformly deposited on the bristles of a tooth-brush by simply turning the container l about its longitudinal axis until this recess is in its lowermost position where the powder will flow freely therefrom, as indicated in Fig. l. After this, the container l may be closed or sealed by turning the sleeve 6 so that its longitudinal slotll lies between any two of the recesses 5, which causes the wall of the sleeve 6 to cover all the recesses 5. The recesses 5 may be formedof different sizes and shapes to best conform to the requirement of different manufacturers.

A slight modification is disclosed in Fig.

6, in which the neck of the container l isV extended to form a sleeve 6, having a longitudinal slot ll', and a cylindrical member 3 is rotatably mounted within the sleeve 6. Longitudinal recesses 5 are formed in the cylindrical member 3', and the sleeve 6 and cylindrical member 3 are held against longitudinal movement with respect to each other by inter-fitting annular grooves 7 and 8. The outer end of the cylinder 3 is closed by an end wall 9, which extends laterally beyond the periphery of the sleeve 6 where it is turned about a flange extending laterally from the cylindrical member, to provide a manipulating bead l0 for the cylindrical' member. This form operates in the same manner as that hereinbefore described, except that the cylindrical member 3 is rotated in lieu of the sleeve member.

F ig. 7 shows another slight modication comprising a sleeve 6 having an annular, laterally-extending iiange 6a formed at its outer end. A cylindrical member 3 is rotatably mounted within the sleeve 6, and has longitudinal recesses 5 formed therein and adapted to coperate with a longitudinal slot 1l formed in the sleeve 6. The outer end of the cylindrical member 3 is provided with an end wall or closure 9, which extends laterally beyond the periphery of the sleeve 6 and turns about the flange 6a formed at the outer end of the sleeve 6. By this arrangement a manipulating bead l0 is formed to provide means for rotating the cylindrical member 3, which bead, also, holds the sleeve 6 and cylindrical 8 against longitudinal or axial movement with respect to each other, but permits the cylindrical member 3 to freely rotate within the sleeve 6".

Having thus described my invention what is claimed as new is :y-y v A device of the class described including a container, a cylindrical member longitudinally disposedI with respect to the container and having longitudinally disposed recesses extending inwardly from the periphery thereof, saidrrecesses communicating with the interior of the container, a partition formed at that end of the cylindricalinenr ber which is positioned adjacent the container and adapted to separate the interior of the cylindrical member from the interior of the container, a sleeve forming a neck forthe container and having a longitudinally disposed slot formed therein, a manipulating bead adapted to provide meansfor causing a relative rotation between the said cylindrical member and sleeve yin order to move the longitudinal recesses and longitudinal slots into and out ofregistration with each other, thereby providing an outlet and closure for the container, and means for securing the sleeve and cylindrical member against longitudinal movement with respect to each other.

in testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aiiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN M. M. GREGORY.

vWitnesses:

J. l/V. CHURULLT, I. J. Cox. 

